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PUBLISHED WKSKLY.
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Nebraska
Nearly half the Chinese seeking at)
mission to this country at San Fran,
elsco aro refused.
The United Kingdom gels, on an Av
erage, 33 inches of rain In a year, Eu
rope generally 20 Inches and North
America 40 Inches.
London's (Ire brigade puts out a flr
at nn average cost of (200. New York
pays 690 for the same service, and
Cincinnati holds the record with 11,475
per Are.
The only ataton In tho country In
which no brewere' tnx wob paid lust
year Into the Federal Treasury as a
part of the Internal revenue were Mis
fitslppl and North Carolina.
tho thrift of tho French may b
Inferred from tho fact that on5-fourth
of tho wholo population nro depositors
In savings banks and that tho amount
to tholv credit Is over four billion
francs. '
In tho Atlas Mountains of Northern
Africa thcro are goats which climb
trees to browse on tho foliage. Homo
of them havo been seen standing erect
on branches thirty feet from tho
ground, whllo others wero lazily re
dlining; on bougbH gently rocked by tho
wind.
Tho Dlsmnrck column, which tho
Herman students havo decided to erect
to tho memory of tho first Chancellor,
will bo built on tho so-called Hum
mclsberg, near tho estate of Hllk. in
tho neighborhood of Frlcdrichsruh.
Tho site was fixed upon, by ,1'rlnco
Herbert Olsinarclc.
Judge, Frank P. Longlcy, of the coun
ty court, at Troup, Ga haV resigned
on account of hla health, anVPtias been
succcededby' hirf father, F. M. Long
ley, who was atr'bnco nppolntedto tho
position bythVgovcrnor this Is be
lieved to Ub'thVflrat case ofTlhlp kind
o.n record. Tho new JudgofsMft years
old, hlsprodecessor being 33.U
A thlef'intely'arrested in'Madrid car
ried a concealed 'electric battery In his
right hand.VHewould approach, a man
offering hla, haad In frlom)lrfashlon.
If tho map-retpgnded by clasping tho
outstretched "hand on oyjerpowerlnu
shock Anthavrcsult nnd" tho thief
would get through his work; and away
before the victim recovered
Boron Nathaniel Rothschild has
leased for flvq years a piece of ground
at the highest point of the Ampezzo
road, between Toblack and Ampezzo,
In the Austrian Tyrol. In this charm
ing spot he intend to erect an aaboc
toa house In separable compartments.
Tho workmen havo already left Vlen
na to ley the foundations of tho new
villa,
The frontier defense of tho Roman
Emplro between the Danubo nnd the
Rhino has been under examination by
a royal commission for eight years,
and tho wgrk. Is nearly completed. At
Carnontun), In .Austria-Hungary, an
undent bakery has been discovered.
The room contained two baking ovcub
and u row of charred, completely pre
served ,brcad loaves. Anclentj bread
has been known hitherto,-only from
Poinpoll. fX ' ? 1
Of all theouug men in the country,
only flvoVr'ccnt are members of
churches; fitoljege younJmen, fifty
two pecenar.0 members ef churches,
so saya"Dei.Tulbert of theUnlvcr
sity of ChJcagoF College Mochas its
peculiar temptations, of course',, but it
abounds in'sportunltlea also. A young
man mustfgrowr If ho alms to grow
upward, his college will help grandly.
Rut he may prefer to grow"downwarrt,
and that too college cannot always
hinder.
A lire recently broke out at Her
mannsreuth, an Austrian village near
tho Bavarian frontier. A Bavarian firo
brigade, which was stationed only
three miles away, hastened to the res
cue, but the Austrian customs author
ities refused to allow the fire engines
to paw the frontier without paying the
nsual tax on imported machinery. Tho
Bavarian firemen naturally turned
back and halt tho vlllago was burned
down before the nearest Austrian tiro
brigade could reach the scene.
"The sound of n kiss Is not go loud
an that of a cannon." remarked the
Professor at the breakfast tablo, "but
IU echo lasts a deal longer." Latterly
it seems to last before It begins. Nearly
a year before his coronation King Ed
ward has announced that the cere
mony of kissing by the peers be
omitted. "Imagine me compelling
Pevonahlre to kles me!" be Ih said to
have exclaimed. "Ho would never sur
vive the ordeal." William IV, who ob
jected to this part of the ceremony,
submitted to It. but declared be would
i enounce tho kingship rather than re
peat the oxperiencc.
The humor of the locomotive that
"struck a cow and cut It Into calves"
is duo to an oversight of tho proof
reader. The work of elevating rnll-wny-traeks
about street crossings, now
being pushed In half a dozen cities of
tho middle West, is due to a different
oversight, that of "reform" mayors
uud nlderraen, who believe that pedes
trlans and occupants of enrriages have
rights which corporations are bound
to respect. Even the ruminating cow
niny yet find her safest promenad
along the city street.
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CHAPTER XL
Horam is Caged.
Carefully tho three men emerged
from the dungeon; nnd when Onmlr
had closed and bolted the door behind
them, Sellnt went on nhcad with the
lantern. They wero armed with good
stout swords, and the blacks wore
daggers tn their sashes.
"In what direction must we pass
out?" asked Julian, as they came to
the end of the first minted passage.
"We must pass tip whero a guard Is
always kept," nnswered Osmlr; "nnd
our only hope Is that wo may bo able
to fall upon the sentinels, nnd over
come them, without creating disturb
ance enough for n general alarm." ,
"Whatever enn bo accomplished by
strength of nrni, wo will accomplish,"
said tho robber; "und I think wo can
be shrewd enough not to strike until
we see that the blow shall fall sure
ly." "You can depend upon its," added
Osmlr, stopping whllo Sellm opened n
door. "Wo have ulready placed our
lives In Jeopardy, and only a success
ful exit from the pulaco can now Have
us. But, as I told you before, there
Is danger In tho way."
"You have counted the chances?"
"Yes."
"And arc you ready to bide the re
sult?" "Yes."
"Then lot ub meet tho worst. If
.vou, to act mo free, nro ready for tho
link, I should bo much rooro so."
At this juncture Sellm, who had
opened a door, and gono on a few
steps In ndvance, came hurriedly back,
with a look of alnrm In IiIb face.
"I hear footsteps in tho passage
overhead," ho said, In a whisper.
"Aro you sure?"
"Yes. I beard them very plainly."
"What Is tho passage of which you
speak?" asked Jullaiir
"It Ik one through which wo must
pass." replied Osmlr, "and ono In
which wo had expected to find no ob
stacle." "It may be," suggested Sellm, "that
,a new guard has been set there.'
"That cannot bo," asserted Osmlr. "I
camo through there only a short time
since, and tho placo was empty. Hark
I" hear tho steps' from here and ' I
think they nre coming this way. Hold,
a moment. Remain whero you are,
and I will find what this means."
Thus speaking, Osmlr glided away
into tho darkness, towards tho point
where ttho stairs led down from the
upper passage. After an absence of a
few minutes ho returned, nnd his first
exclamation told thai he was excited.
"The king Is coming!"
"Tho king!" repeated Julian, in a
quick, deep whisper.
"Yes and two of his guards arc
with him. Some ono else camo ns far
as tho nead of tho stairs with them,
1ml I Milnk only tho king and tho
guards ore descending."
"He must bo coming to see me," said
Julian.
"u must be so," answered Osmlr;
"for tlf .-o Is nothing else here for him
to see, save osro damp wnlls nnd
toads."
"Hark! Hcr,c they, coptc.,, L hear
their voices, and can, see wjicre tho
rays of tholr InntejttSSreuks In the
gloom." It was SoNjiha said this,
and as he spJMtlFcback, and hid
'where? the:
stop,, could see the, foot oi-thPSteDB
atfthe far-end of therpassago; and
shlle the other seemed to bo an' of.
fleer of the household.
"I, see. now," sad Osmlr, as he gain
ed a view of the approaching men.
"1 wns mistaken. Tho guards have
been left behind, and this is. Benonl,
ono of tho captains of the guard, who
comes with the king."
The robber chieftain waa for n mo
ment um'ecldod ns to the couwo he
should purmic. Once his sword was
hal? drawn from its scabbard; but
Osmlr, who heard the movement,
seemed to have a better Idea.
"My master," he whlspored. touch
ing Julian, upon tho arm, "let us draw
back out of sight, and nllow them to
pass. They will certainly keep on to
the dungeon we hnve left, und wo will
follow them thither."
"You uro right," replied tho chief
tain. "They will be completely In our
power when they have passod us."
Just back of whore our trio stood
was the door by which they had,, last
passed, and upon one side was a deep
niche In the wall, which had evidently
been constructed for the reception of
iiibblsh. Into this they quickly glided,
Sellm so effectually cloaking his lan
tern that not a ray of light escaptd.
In u little while the king came nrar
to tho hiding place, with his lantern
held carefully before him, and his head
bowed, as though ho wns fearful that
he might make a misstep. Ho walked
slowly, and hU frame shook with a
perceptible tremor. When he retched
tho door ho stopped, and turned to
wards his companions.
"Benonl," he said, "I think you may
remain here. This Is tho last passage,
and I will go the rest of tho way
alone."
"I had better accompany you to tho
end, sire."
"No r prefer to go nlone."
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Our adventurers, fromwhero7 they
?c,?n."'r --uey, W two. men descend.
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tWj wearing the roues of thekYriir:
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"But." urged tho captain, "tho way
Is rough and dubious, and you may
miss your step."
"Out upon thee for an nasi" cried tho
king, Indignantly. "Do you think my
step Ih growing feeble? I tell tbeo It
was novor stronger. I will go tho rest
of tho way as I havo said. I shall find
Sellm nt tho door of tho dungeon, and
ho will render mo such assistance as I
may need there I must eo this pris
oner mono, lie possesses a secret
which. I must fathom beforo ho loses
IiIb head."
"I beg thee, sire, bo careful."
"Peace, good Benonl. Don't fret on
my nccount. I know what I do. I'll
find out tho story of this robber's life,
nnd then his head shall come off right
quickly. Stay you here, and nwnlt my
roturn,"
Thus speaking, tho king moved on,
nnd when the sound of his uncertain,
stumbling footfall could bo no longer
heard, Julian reached forth until his
hnnd touched ono of hln companions.
"Who Is thla?" he nsked, In a hush
ed whisper. It waB Sellm.
"Thcro Is no time to loao. Tho cap
tuln must bo disposed of quickly. Un
cover your4 lantern, nnd I will throttle
him."
Sellm did as directed, nnd as Boon as
tho rays of light fell upon tho captain,
tho latter started to gaze about him.
mui ins rrco-wiii movements wore
quickly terminated by n blow from the
first of tho robber chieftain, which
felled him to tho floor. -and before he J
could move or cry out, ho was securely
bound, and Osmlr's sash passed over
his mouth.
"Now," cried Julian, "for the king.
Ho will be an ensy subject to dispose
of,"
"And how will you dispose of him?"
asked Osmlr.
For an Instant n dark thought Btrug
glcM' throughJitlluh'smlnd. Hero' was
an opportunity to put hlB worst enemy
out of the way, and, at the same time,
free tho world from 'a ruler who had
censed to do justly. But the thought
was not long entertalnc'd. Th'c soul
of tho chieftain w abovo tho doing
of such a deed. Osmlr noticed the
hesitation,-and tremblingly asked:
, "Will you kill him?"
"No, no." was the quick reply. "That
would be too cowardly. Ho Is a poor
foolish old man, whose continued life
must bo tho greatest curse. We will
put him where he put me, nnd let his
slaves And him after we are gone.
Come I will lead to this event, and
then you shall lead to the next."
Without further remark the robbor
moved on towards tho dungeon where
he had been confined, Sellm going by
his side with the lantern. Pretty soon
they Haw tho king ahead of them,
whereupon Sellm was Buffered to go on
In advnnce. Hornm had reached tho
door of the dungeon Just as Sellm
came up.
"Ha, Sellm. 13 this you?"
"Yes, sire."
"I did not see you when I camo.
Whero havo you been hiding?"
"I hnve not been hiding, slro; but
hnvo been doing my duty."
"And' tho prisoner?" -
"He ls-safo." ., ' , ..
"Open tho door. I would spenlc.wlth
him. Ho is securely, chained?"
"No mortal man' can break ' tho
'chains wherewith he waa b'dund, sire.1'
"Then open quick. His nrtriB arc
bound?"
'Like Iron, sire." ' .
"And he cannot move from his
place?" ' '
"The chains all center upon the bolt
In tho floor."
"Then you may remain without, Se
llm. I wlanvto speak, with the prisoner
alone."
, Sellm had no particular understand
ing with his companions touching this
movement; but he understood that
Julian would act when he saw fit, so
ho proceeded to unbolt the door nnd
throw It open.
"We aan shut him In and leave him,"
whispered Osmlr, when ho saw tho
king about to pars Into the dungeon.
"No, no," quickly returned Julian.
"I havo unother thought. I mdy find
uso for those royal robes which he
wears."
"By tho gods!" cried Osmlr, "the
prize Is worth ten thousand times more
than I had thought. If you don those
regal robes, Sellm and I can lead you
In safety from this place. By tho
blessed star, It Is a lucky thought. Ha!
He goc3 in. Shall I accompany you?"
"Yen may remain close at hand."
CHAPTER XII.
A Royal Disguise.
Until tho present time Julian had
thought of overcoming tho king with
out a word of felling him to tho pave
ment nnd binding htm, and leaving
him in Ignorance of who had-done it;
but u different fnniiy seized him as he
saw tho monarch enter the dungeon.
Tho temptation to face his deadly
enemy, and let htm know to what he
owed hla disgrace, was too strong to
be resisted. The thought that ho could
now place his foot titan the neck of
tho king of Damascus, and grant the
poor life which he had the power to
tk was not to be passed by. And
then tho robber chieftain had an
other reason for wishing to speak with
the king, slnco the opportunity had
thus unexpectedly offered Itself. Ho
ram had conic on purpose to see htm,
to learn some secret Our hero had a
curiosity to know what this meant
"Stay a monWtotf-wHeVtf you arV'ho
said, addressing the blacks; and thua
speaking he passed into the dungeon
Just as the king had discovered that no
prisoner waa there. ,
"Hoi Sellm!" shouted the monarch,
turning his face to the doar. "What
Is the matter here? Is not this the"
He stopped, for.thc.llght of his Ian-
tern, falling upon tho face of'tho man
who had followed him in, revealed an
other face thnn that of Sellm.
"Horam," spoko the chieftain, "you
And the Scourge of Damascus not quite
as powerless as you hod expected."
"What ho! Sellm! Sellm!"
"Easy, old man. Sellm will not
come nt your bidding. Let mo Inform
you that I am master, for tho present,
of this lower region, and Sellm Ib my
sluve."
"Mercy!" gasped the terrified klntr.
"What ho! Benonl! Benonl!"
"Benonl Is in my power," Bald Ju
lian. "He Is bound hnnd and foot, and
cunnot help you. .And, thou base,
false man thou, too, art In my pow
er. Down In this deep dungeon, where
the light of day cannot come, and
whero the nolso of tho upper .world
cannot penetrate, here I havo thee
as thou dld'st hope to have me. Ho
rnm, I am thy master!"
Tho king's knees smote together,
nnd tho lantern dropped from his
hnnd.
"Mercy!" ho cried. And then, ns
though remembering that ho was king
of Damascus, ho clenched hla bunds,
and tried to speak with tho voice of
authority.
"Vile mlBcrcnnt," ho Bald, "let me
pitEHl If you daro to oppose me, you
shall bo torn limb from limb!"
"Easy, old man. 1 urn your master
now, nnd If you give me occasion, I
may do you harm."
There wob that in the look, tone and
bearing of the Btnlwart chieftain which
caused Horam kto quail. Tho lantern
had fallen In an upright position, and
Its light revealed quite plainly the
features of tho two men.
"You will not kill me?" whispered
tho king.
"No," replied Julian. "I should
scorn tho deed; and I should despise
myself, If I, did It. I wish. simply to do
thla. I must leave this pa'laco tonight,
and you must remain here in my place.
Somo of your slaves will find you In
tho morning. You must strip off that
purple robe, and that golden chain;
and I must havo the. jeweled crown
from your her.d. Come I have no
time to waste."
"Ye gods of heaven!" ejaculated
Horam. '"how can this thing be! Who
ever heard of such a thing! Who
darea to disrobe tho king?"-
"I daro to do it!" replied the rob
ber, sternly and quickly, at the same
time taking a step forward. "Remove
the garments Instantly, or I shall
tear them from you."
"No, no; you dare not rob ydhr
king."
"Peace, poor fool! Hesitate another
minute, and I will smite you to the
floor! Off with the. robe!"
The trembling monarch cast one look
Into the face of tho man beforo him,
and then shrank back agalnBt tho
wall. Ho was as a mere child, and for
the tlmo, whllo unnblo to do evil, he
seemed un object of pity.
"If I glvo you these things will you
spare my life?"
"I told you once yes. And onco
more I beg you to remember that my
time Is short You will save yourself
some troublo If you obey me."
'This was-spoken' very-slowly, each
word dropping from the robber's lips
with the weight of a death sentence;
and 'the lowering of the brow, the
swelling of the broad bosom, and the
nervous working of the bonds, told too
plainly that the edict must be obeyed.
' . (To be. continued.)
' HOME MADE HONEY.
A HvsUurant Mau Captures Stray
Hwarm of Hera.
Ralph GuBhee, the lessee of the Park
Department restauraut'6verloo1flng',Lthe
Hudson at the upper end of Riverside
drive, tells a remarkable story of how
he obtained tho honey which Is one of
the "specials" on his dally menu.
"Two weckB ago," said Mr. Gushce to
Corporation Counsel Whalen, who was
tho host of a party of politicians at
Claremant, "I noticed a swarm of bees
under the trco down there overhanging
the drlvo Just whore tho carriages
stand at the dinner hour. I offered 10
to anybody who would remove them
and nobody wnnted to take tho offer
untjl.one of tho policemen detailed to
guard Grant's tomb heard of it He
Bald he knew nil about bees and I told
him to go ahead. He went down In the
bascmont and got nn empty sugar bar
rel. Then ho demanded a sheet and bor
rowed a pair of buckskin gloves from
a gardener. He spread tho sheet on the
drive under the tree and set the barrel,
from which ho had removed a couple
of staves, on Ub side. Then he climbed
the tree and gently shooeu tho bees
down to the sheet, whence he gathered
them up into tho barrel. This wbb
covered with the same aort of mos
quito netting with which he had en
veloped his own head and taken back
of the hotel. There muafhave been"
three or four quarts of bees, and they
settled Into tholr new home as natural
ly ns though they had comi to River
side Park for that purpose They be
gan 10 nivoai onco, uuu iur iiiu iu.ii
two weeks I've been getting four or
five pounds of honey right along and
the bees aro still at home and at work."
Mr. Whalen remarkod laughingly
that aB tho bee? wero evidently taking
sweetness from the blossoms in tho
park It would be in order for tho city to
increase Mr. Gushee's rent It Is sup
posed that the bees camo across the
Hudson River from New Jersey.
NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS.
Miter? Harronnilliift- (llllllan'a Murriat
lp aa Ker.
The mystery surrounding the death
of John J. Olllllnn at Lincoln Thurs
day night was an deep an ever Hatur
day, after a day and night of hard
work. The bloodhounds followed the
trail as far as UnUtv. rlwr It tn tu.
Mloed they tobk' V-fcf-btfuhtl' frciglttr
an auiopsy wan iieiu to discover tho
course of the bullet!) and If possible to
locate them for evidence. This result
ed In the positive knowledge that only
two bnlletn took effect
Conflicting theories nre advanced ns
to the reason for the crime. Some are
inelincd to view it us a. case of revenge
while others advance, the theory that
nn attempt to hold (Mllllan up was
made and that he was shot while put
ting up 11 defense,
HEAD SEVERED FROM BODY
A ItiirlliiKtou KiirIiio Kllln n Man nt
llimtlncn.
Ah the Aurora Burlington freight
puueo out or Hustings Friday evening
It ran over and killed u tramp. There
was nothing on his' person by which to
Identify him. Ho had lwen drinking
during the afternoon and Chief Wenzer
had ordered him off the streets. Ho
wns wulldnir nnon tin track. I!U
head fell upon the rail und tho front
wiiceis or the engine severed tho entire
top of his head just above IiIh ears and
eyes.
PROMOTIONS IN THE NAVY
Itotlrcment of Admiral Kchlry .Make
It 1'onHlhlr.
Important retirements and promo
tions in the United States nr.vy will
occur within the next few weeks.
Among them Is that of Rear Admiral
Soh'ey, who retires from the active
list October 10. The retirement of
Ilcnr Admiral Schley will promote two
captains to the grade of rear admiral.
They uro Captains Frank Wildes nnd
Henry Glass.
llnby IiinlHiitly Killed.
The cjghtccn-monthh-old son of .Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob .lores of Pluttsmouth,
Neb., was killed Friday by the acci
dental discharge of a bhotgun. The
gun hod been placed in the corner of
a small closet, and while the child was
playing around in the room the gun
fell to the floor. In falling the. gun
was discharged, tho full load entering
the child's breast just below the heart
and caused almost instant death. The
boy was in the house alone at the tlmo
the accident occurred, and when some
of thenelg-ltUdfs'ruslibd-to tile sceW
they found him lying on tho floor in
a pool of blood.
Rural Route for Cercuro.
Charles E. Llewellyn, examiner of
rural mall routes for Nebraska was in
Cercsco Inst Friday and established
a rural route for Cercsco, to tho west
und northwest. This mute covers the
grenter portion of Itoek Creek precinct
und will Iks a grent benefit to the peo
ple residing In t'iut preeinot. It will
be two or three months yet before the
routo will be in operation us there Is
considerable red tape to be gone
through yet. However, the route is
un assured fact.
Ketmto Hent Will HatUfy.
A St Louis dispatch snys: "Ex-Governor
Stone is not n candidate for the
democratic presidential nomination in
1004. IIu is a candidate, for tho United
States senate and nothing else."
This declaration wna mm1 ) r,i
Moses C. Wetmore to a reporter. Col.'
etmore Js a close friend of the ex
governor and enjoys the closest social
and political intimacy 'with Mr. Stone.
MUtak la Meillrlne Cauira Death'.'
A sad accident happened at the home
of Prof. William Kbright at North
Platte, Neb., which resulted in the
death of his eleven-year-old daughter
Hazel. Mrs. Ebrlght by mistake gave
Hazel some carbolic aeld instead of the
medicine left by her physician. Prof.
ISbrightWMfortnerly&operiiitendent
of the asylum for the blind nt Ncbras
Ua City.
.AppcndltttU Camrft Death.
Mrs. Phoebe Schmlt, wifo of Com
missioner Christian Schmitt of Green
Garden, Nebr., wns laid to rest in 'Aon
cemetery. Mrs. Schmitt wns stricken
Sunday night with a second attack of
appendicitis and was operated upon
but could not survive It Deceased had
been a resident of Green Garden since
1871.
.' Comity Man Iimana.
Tho lioird of Insanity for Cuss coun
ty hus adjudged William Dallas u lit
subject for the insane asylum, Ho was
brought from Manley to Plnttsmoutli
nnd claims that tho people of that vll
lago plotted to kill him by poisoning
his food. He Is about forty-Hvo yenrs
of ago and until recently 'resided in
Omaha.
No Ilrnken In Hull (lame.
Hurley King met with nn uccldent
while playing ball at Superior, Neb.
Ho was struck on the nose and knocked
down by a hot ball, his nose being bad
ly broken. A surgical operation was
accessary before the bone could be set.
roctmaater a Hulrltlr.
William Price, postmaster of Balti
more, O., and a well known business
man, committed suicide by shooting
himself in the head. Tho posofllce In
spector was along shortly afterwards
and examined the accounts of the
ofllco, but his visit is believed to bu
merely a coincidence.
Adjudged Intane.
T. J. Tex, residing near Ashlnud
Nob., was takon to Walmo nnd (ill
judged insane. Ho is a single man,
thirty-one yrs old.
FURNAS AND A. HUMMER.
Secretary of the Stale Fair and it I Side
Partner Now na Hand.
Hon. Robert W. Furnas Ih now in
the city of Lincoln taking care of his
friend A. Hummer, otherwise known
as the Nebraska State Falr'and Expo
sition. Mr. Furnas and his associates
aro elated at the prospects of having a
Summer otn-fair-UiiiuyeAr.'.wEvery pig
pen is now taken and tho indications
point to a live stock show at tho stato
fair that will be nn eye opener to tho
people of tho state. Of late the accom
modations for exhibiting live stock
have not been of the best but now that
fine new barns of the latest pattern for
exhibition purposes have been con
structed, the. entries In this depart
ment luvve increased. President E. L.
Vance und II. M. BushnelllcftMouday
for Des Mot ties to secure somo of tho
attractions there for this fair. Tucs
dny night. Secretary Furnns received a
telegram stating many prize herds of
exhibition cnttle will !e here.
The dispatch Indicates that tho fol
lowing hnve signified, their Intention
of coming to Lincoln: A. Rowland,
Rosehill, lu., Gullowuys: O. W. Moody.
Atlantic, Mo., Galloways; Reynolds &
Son, Prophetstown, ill., Aberdeen
Angus; T. Hlnsel, Mt. Ayr, In., Here
fords; George t'nryenter, llurnboo,
Wis., Red Polled cuttle; C. Chnmlcrs,
Lndorls. 111., Bed Polled cattle, J. E.
Miller, Conwny, In., Bclgiun horses.
Tho board of managers havo ar
ranged for a number of special features
that will add much to tho enjoyment
of nil visitors. Not the least of these
will be firemen's races, in which teams
from different parts of tho stato will
participate. It will be a novelty to
many to see well drilled Are depart
ments making runs, jufct like they do
when a tiro breaks out at home. On
the race truck each day somo of the
best horses in the country will contest
for the very llbrrnl purses that arc ls
ing offered by the management, and all
lovers of the "Horse Useful" should bo
there to view tho contests from the
cool of the reconstrnoted amphitheatre.
Every friend of the stntc fair, every
citizen who is interested in promoting
the best interests of our great state,
should attend at least one day during
the week, und if they havo anything
that looks good enough to win a prem
ium' it should be placed on-exhlbition
for othersjto look at.
FOUR ARE DROWNED
Hoy Swept from Raft Into Sea at Lone
llranrh .
A New York- special says four boys
ycre drowned at Lone Branch, their
names being:
HaroltKShermHii:iirfl 1" .Kin nt 11
11. Sherman of the Citizen's bank of
Lone Branch; Leon Gaskill. aired 11.
son of Alex Gaskill, Long Branch;
Raymond Blakcslee, aged 11. son of
Professor Charles W. Blakcslee of the.
Long Branch high school; Walter
Blakcslee, aged S.brother of Raymond.
J he boys were on a raft nulte a dis
tance from shore and were bwept Into
tho sea by tho waves.
NhontH a Policeman Dead.
.Tnmes Klzer. ex-policeman of Eureka
Springs, Mo., was shot to death by Dr.
L. I). ! tiller, u resident nlivslcliin.
While Dr. Fuller was drawlnir water
from Culef fountain on Main street ho
wns assaulted by Kiser. who felled
him by a blow from liehind, and then,
using his heel, Kixcr mangled the face
of tho prostrate lnnn. Tho latter re
gained his feet and shot nnd killed
Kizer. Dr. Fuller Is probably fatally
injured. Dr. Fuller had refused
Kizer's claim for S2.MI for services ns
special polIc.eman,'und Kizer 'had-sworu
revenge.
Kllle Wife anil Himself.
At Chieatro. Nicholas. Rieblincnr.
vhlle temnorarllvT. Insane, killed his
wife with arazor and then' committed
suicide with tho same wenon. The
couple were married over thirty years
ago, but had n quarrel recently and
separated. Rieblingcr brooded over
the trouble, und it is believed his mind
became unbalanced.
Wlitfrt taTJiintt Ifedi.
The yacht Independence has left
Newport In tow for Boston. Mr. Law
son, the owner, has reiterated his
(tatement that after Septemlicr .1, tho
yacht will be broken up. He will havo
Iter sail in Boston harbor to give Bos
lonians a chance to see her then she
will go to the junk hen p.
TO ImUturiu at New York.
A most violent and protracted rain
torm, accompanied by wind which lit
times in somo sections approached the
proportions of a hurricane, swept over
Now York city, Westchester county
nd tho southeastern portion of Now
Jersey Saturday afternoon. The most
damago so far reported was at Jersey
City, where buildings wero wrecked,
Inoluding a church and theatre.
Kxcrsilve Heat In Kaiman.
The lust few days In Kansns have
.een excessively wnrm. At Topolta
on August SO, the weather wns as op
pressive ns during the drouth, the
thermometer registering IM degrees.
In tho southern part of tho state tho
temperature was higher, reaching no
degrees In Wellington. Some local
rains aro reported.
A cablegram announcing the death
of Mrs. Ella Smith, a prominent socle
ty woman of Brooklyn, hus been re
ceived in Now York. Tho messago
wns sent by her husband, and stated
that death resulted from tho fall of a
great mass of lee.
A mob of gamblers nnd toughs havo
driven all negroes out of Stroud, Oklu.
In addition they tore down tho houses
of two negroes and burned the build
lugs nnd contents. The trouble start
ed when a negro attempted to blab a
white man.
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